Kanesatake: Launching of a web tool that will bring people together using Mohawk language

[Carolyn Hepburn]

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Kanesatake: Launching of a web tool that will bring people together
using Mohawk language

 

KANESATAKE, July 26, 2006 - After living many dividing events,
Kanesatake people welcomed today the launching of a web tool that will
bring people together, using Mohawk language and culture. Kanesatake is
now the first Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) community, and one of very few
First Nation communities, to have a trilingual language learning
experience on the web. This new and innovative tool will bring an
awareness of the value and richness of the Mohawk culture and heritage,
linking both people on and off Kanesatake's territory. 

 

This project is a joint-partnership between First Voices Cultural
Foundation (British Columbia) and the Mohawk Language Custodian
Association, created in 1999 to preserve, protect and promote the Mohawk
language. "This project is of great importance, not only to promote the
Mohawk Language and Culture, but also to bring together a community
divided between French and English speaking groups" said Grand Chief
Steven Bonspille, at the official launching done today in Kanesatake.
Many dozens of interested people came at this "open door" to attend a
hands-on demonstration of this technological tool. 

 

Using cutting edge technology and innovative archiving, the website
allows anyone around the world to explore the Mohawk language through
words (more than 500), phrases, stories, songs and games. There are also
pictures of cultural artifacts and community places. This exploration of
the Mohawk language can be done in English or French. 

 

The Mohawk Language Association invites anyone interested in Mohawk
language and culture, to visit the website at www.firstvoices.com
<http://www.firstvoices.com/> , and chose Kanien'keha (Mohawk language)
in the language section. With this tool, it is easy to learn Kanien'keha
and learn more of the Mohawk culture. 

 

Source: Eric Cardinal INFORMATION: Hilda Nicholas

Cardinal Communication Mohawk Language

450 638-5159 Custodian Association

Cel.: 514 258-2315  450 479-1651

 

__________________________________________

Carolyn Hepburn

Director, Native Education and Training

Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology

443 Northern Avenue

Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5L3

 

Phone: (705) 759-2554 ext. 2499

Fax:     (705) 759-0175

Web:    www.saultcollege.ca/NativeEducation
<http://www.saultcollege.ca/NativeEducation>  

 

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